tedious refresh effect

[Marco]

hi all!
I've done a web chat using javascript/html and I have a question: I've
based my chat on reloading a page that fetches data from a db.
I set up the page with this tag:

<META HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" CONTENT="7">

and this script to have a fade effect

<SCRIPT>
<!--
/*Background fade by Dave Methvin,
Windows Magazine
May be used/modified if credit line is
retained*/
function BgFade(red1, grn1, blu1, red2,
grn2, blu2, steps) {
sred = red1; sgrn = grn1; sblu = blu1;
ered = red2; egrn = grn2; eblu = blu2;
inc = steps;
step = 0;
RunFader();
}
function RunFader() {
var epct = step/inc;
var spct = 1 - epct;
document.bgColor =
Math.floor(sred * spct + ered *
epct)*256*256 +
Math.floor(sgrn * spct + egrn * epct)*256 +
Math.floor(sblu * spct + eblu * epct);
if ( step < inc ) {
setTimeout('RunFader()',50);
}
step++;
}

BgFade(0x00,0x00,0x00, 0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,10);
//-->
</SCRIPT>

but when the page reloads it disappears for a while and it is really
tedious.

How can I solve this problem?
thanks

marco

 

[saz]

hi all!
I've done a web chat using javascript/html and I have a question: I've
based my chat on reloading a page that fetches data from a db.
I set up the page with this tag:

<META HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" CONTENT="7">

and this script to have a fade effect

<SCRIPT>
<!--
/*Background fade by Dave Methvin,
Windows Magazine
May be used/modified if credit line is
retained*/
function BgFade(red1, grn1, blu1, red2,
grn2, blu2, steps) {
sred = red1; sgrn = grn1; sblu = blu1;
ered = red2; egrn = grn2; eblu = blu2;
inc = steps;
step = 0;
RunFader();
}
function RunFader() {
var epct = step/inc;
var spct = 1 - epct;
document.bgColor =
Math.floor(sred * spct + ered *
epct)*256*256 +
Math.floor(sgrn * spct + egrn * epct)*256 +
Math.floor(sblu * spct + eblu * epct);
if ( step < inc ) {
setTimeout('RunFader()',50);
}
step++;
}

BgFade(0x00,0x00,0x00, 0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,10);
//-->
</SCRIPT>

but when the page reloads it disappears for a while and it is really
tedious.

How can I solve this problem?
thanks

marco

You can fix it by taking away the fade effect.

Personally, I leave websites that have fade-ins because I find it
annoying.

 

[Neredbojias]

With neither quill nor qualm, Marco quothed:

but when the page reloads it disappears for a while and it is really
tedious.

Most "dynamic" effects _are_ tedious once you've seen them a few times.

How can I solve this problem?

Forget it and use some css styling for candy-striping if you want.

 

[Marco]

Maybe I did not explain me well: I meant I have to remove the time
while the page reloads.
I tried the fade effect to hide the reload effect but it is
unsuccesful.
I'm thinking to reload the page in background to increase reload time.
What do you think of backgroung reloading? do you have exaples?

thanks

Marco

 

[Marco]

Maybe the answer is preloading? is it possible to preload a page?

Marco